Arbejderpolitik i 1848. De københavnske ’pariserhåndværkere’.

Abstract

Labour Politics in 1848. The ‘Parisian Craftsmen’ of Copenhagen1848 saw the rise of one of the earliest Danish examples of a modern labour movement which was expressly based of the activities of the workers themselves. A small group of Copenhagen craftsmen - the ‘Parisian craftsmen’ - were behind this political movement. Their activities during this year demonstrates the creation of a critical counter-public opinion and the desire for an alternative social order which at once was foreign to previous Danish experiences and anchored in already prevalent ideals.